nginx configuration for pump.io instance

nginx.conf

# Define our upstream host(s)
# Upstream means in this case the port where the pump.io application runs
# as it is all on the same machine.
upstream pumpbackend {
    server 127.0.0.1:9999 max_fails=3;
}
# Only select next_upstream host on error
proxy_next_upstream error;

# define $connection_upgrade to be either
# - 'upgrade' or
# - 'close' depending on $http_upgrade value
map $http_upgrade $connection_upgrade {
    default upgrade;
    ''	close;
}

# Server block for pump.io
server {
    # Include defaults for server
    include /etc/nginx/include/server.conf;

    # Make it trigger to qua.name
    server_name qua.name;

    # Mainly for image uploads
    client_max_body_size	10M;

    location / {
        # Default proxy parameters (realip, x-forwarded-for etc.)
	include /etc/nginx/include/proxy.conf;

	# Configure in the protocol switch (needs fairly recent nginx)
	proxy_http_version	1.1;
	# Make sure the headers are passed on (normally they are not)
	# using the map above
	proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
	proxy_set_header Connection $connection_upgrade;

	# Go!
	proxy_pass http://pumpbackend;
    }
}